Senior Research Engineer Salary in San Francisco, CA

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How much does a Senior Research Engineer make in San Francisco, CA? The average Senior Research Engineer salary in San Francisco, CA is $165,592 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $152,903 and $179,647. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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R&D Senior Research Engineer

Zap Energy - Everett , WA

Zap Energy is looking for a Senior Research Engineer who has experience relevant to the design, build, and operation of fusion-grade plasma devices. This engineer will have a hands-on role in the ...

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Senior Research Engineer - Data Analytics

Alphatec Spine - Carlsbad , CA

The Senior Research Engineer (Sr RE) is part of the Scientific Affairs team at ATEC. The Sr RE has a degree in engineering or relevant sciences and is responsible for design, development, and ...

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Senior Robotics Research Engineer

Oho Group Ltd - Mountain View , CA

... Research Engineer to help develop full-stack infrastructure for simulation, data management, and ... We are looking for senior-level candidates who have experience training deep neural networks for ...

LinkedIn - 1 day ago

Sr. R&D Test Engineer

Antora Energy - San Jose , CA

The Sr. R&D Test Engineer role is a full-time, site-based position. Roles & Responsibilities * Design, implement, and operate high-value sensing, instrumentation and control schemes for custom test ...

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Senior Research And Development Engineer

Meet - Menlo Park , CA

Senior R&D Engineer ** 5+ years of experience working in the medical device and/or biotech industry is required ** Meet has recently partnered with a medical device startup in Menlo Park, CA that is ...

LinkedIn - 37 days ago

Sr. R&D Mechanical Engineer

MicroSurgical Technology - Redmond , WA

Senior R&D Mechanical Engineer As Senior R&D Engineer, you will be part of our Ophthalmic instrumentation research and development team focused on delivering the future in Ophthalmic surgeries. This ...

LinkedIn - 37 days ago

What does a Senior Research Engineer do?

Common responsibilities of a Senior Research Engineer

Prepare and deliver reports or presentations of research projects/analysis results to sponsors as appropriate.

October 18, 2022

Assist with drafting presentations and report summaries, and help the socialization and presentation of results internally.

December 24, 2022

Works directly with chemists, biologists, engineers, associate scientists, operations personnel, and engineering technicians to develop novel processes at lab, pilot, and commercial scale.

January 04, 2023

Understanding of current technologies for microwave electronics packaging including wire bonding, chip scale packaging, flip chip, solder bump, wafer probe, and copper column processes.

February 11, 2023

Demonstrated understanding and experience with vital processor-based signaling and train control systems design, including implementation of safety assurance concepts per IEEE-1483, MIL-STD 882C/D/E, CENELEC 50126, 50128, 50129 and 50159.

February 12, 2023

Support the development of innovative components and modules from the initial concept phase through the complete development process including design engineering, validation, prototyping, testing, and evaluation of the proposed production capable process and business case.

February 19, 2023

Design and development of proof-of-concept test platforms to evaluate and quantify the performance of advanced media coding and streaming systems.

April 07, 2023

Collaborate with research teams from Corporate Research and Business Labs on building capabilities and applications that use his/her scientific, mathematical, and computational skills.

May 19, 2023

Contribute to research projects that develop a variety of algorithms and systems in bioinformatics, computer vision, image and video analysis.

May 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Senior Research Engineer in San Francisco, CA

Average Base Salary

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152903

179647

165592

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

161571

193733

176602

What is the average salary for Senior Research Engineer in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Senior Research Engineer in San Francisco, CA. The base salary for Senior Research Engineer ranges from $152,903 to $179,647 with the average base salary of $165,592. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $161,571 to $193,733 with the average total cash compensation of $176,602.

View Average Salary for Senior Research Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$165,592	$152,903 - $179,647
Bonus	$11,010	$8,668 - $14,086
Total Pay	$176,602	$161,571 - $193,733

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Senior Research Engineer Salary Near San Francisco, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Daly City, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $152,903 - $179,647	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA 0%
CITY, STATE Berkeley, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $149,233 - $175,335	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Oakland, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $149,233 - $175,335	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Vallejo, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $137,613 - $161,682	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Hayward, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $148,989 - $175,048	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Concord, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $138,820 - $163,101	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA

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About San Francisco, California

San Francisco is located on the West Coast of the United States at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula and includes significant stretches of the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay within its boundaries. Several picturesque islands—Alcatraz, Treasure Island and the adjacent Yerba Buena Island, and small portions of Alameda Island, Red Rock Island, and Angel Island—are part of the city. Also included are the uninhabited Farallon Islands, 27 miles (43 km) offshore in the Pacific Ocean. The mainland within the city limits roughly forms a "seven-by-seven-mile square", a common local collo...

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